backhanders

英 [ˈbækhændəz]

美 [ˈbækˌhændərz]

n.  贿赂
backhander的复数

柯林斯词典

• 贿赂；回扣
  Abackhanderis an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.

双语例句

• In much of the globe it is impossible to do business without paying backhanders, from Mexico's "refrescos" to North Africa's "petits cadeaux"( see article).
  在全球大多数地区，从墨西哥的“茶点（refrescos）”到北非的“小礼物（petitscadeaux）”，不付回扣就达成生意是不可能的。
• The OECD anti-bribery convention ratified in1998, and a domestic law passed in2001, require Britain to investigate allegations of backhanders paid abroad.
  1998年批准的《经合组织反贿赂公约》以及2001年通过的一部国内法都要求英国对海外行贿的指控进行调查。
• Stung by such talk, in2008 the previous Labour government proposed a new law updating the country's antiquated rules on backhanders and bungs, including those dispensed overseas.
  被如此言论激怒的前工党政府2008年提出了一项新法律，以改革对回扣和红包的过时规定，在海外具有同等约束力。